Progressive Dairy
Scours treatments alone can cost a dairy $8-$27 per sick calf, not including long-term consequences, which can run farms significantly more. This makes it essential to minimize scours prevalence on-farm.
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Dairy risk management calendar: September 2023
Progressive Dairy provides monthly online updates of important dates, reports and advice affecting risk management decisions.
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Economic update: September 2023 Class I base price rebounds
July’s Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program margin and indemnity payments will be announced later this week.
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Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic stewardship in the young calf
Antibiotic resistance is a serious concern everywhere on the dairy. However, calves are one area where good antibiotic stewardship can be especially crucial due to close human contact and the potential for calves to become reservoirs for resistant bacteria.
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Kansas dairyman donates half his liver to domino transplant
Dwight Rokey of Rokeyroad Holsteins donated half his liver to a domino transplant that sustained an 18-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl.
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